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Heart of Glass - Blenko Glass

Blenko Glass is a West Virginia treasure that spans generations. Nothing symbolizes the state of West Virginia better or more beautifully than Blenko Glass. We will discuss current and former craftsmen and designers and how important it is that Blenko and West Virginia glass be appreciated and valued by the younger generation.

Saturday, June 02, 2007

George Carlin - Blenko Glass

Another Saturday night at Heniz Hall in Pittsburgh, Pa. George Carlin performed tonight. I know Carlin as 'Mister Conductor' on the PBS Children's show 'Shining Time Station'. Most everyone else in the audience knew him from HBO Specials. . . .the audience was mostly over 40 with a few dozen guys from a local fraternity. The audience loved Carlin.
A philosopher some time ago said: "Doubt Everything" . . . Tonight
Carlin's theme was " Doubt Everything!" Perhaps all of life is a re-run? Carlin was 'not' Mister Conductor - he was raunchy -risque and very funny! We we were both embarrassed and entertained. It was great!
As a West Virginia Glass Collector - I found interesting that perhaps Carlin owns a BIG SKY/ BLENKO piece - it was a gift from a fan - who was in the audience, she gave him the BIG SKY piece over 25 years ago- this night she was giving him white roses....but she had photos of herself, her gifts to Carlin, and the many Carlin performances she had attended over the years. She graciously shared her stories and photos with us allowing us to see she and Carlin age in the photo book.
HEINZ HALL is so beautiful, if you haven't been to a show or to hear the Pittsburgh Symphony perform in Heinz Hall its worth the trip - just to see the Hall. The sound is superb. Visually the hall is a masterpiece.



2004 Lifetime Achievement Award at 15th Annual American Comedy Awards. Carlin was ranked #2 on Comedy Central's 100 greatest stand ups off all time list. hjhhttp://www.pittsburghsymphony.org





3 comments:

Anonymous said...

HILLARY CARLIN IS ER WAS A RISQUE COMIC IN THE 60S NOW IS NOT RISQUE HE IS JUST OLD AND A LITTLE FUNNY
YOU KIDS SPEAK IN LANGUAGE MUCH WORSE THAN HIS DAILY.
MY WIFE AND I LOVED THE MR CONDUCTOR COMMENT - DO YOU ALSO KNOW RINGO STARR FROM PBS?
YOU ARE SO FUNNY AND CUTE!
I LOVE THOSE LITTLE CURVE BALLS.
WE LIKE THE GLASS ALSO.
BOB AND MARY HELEN STRAUCH
WELLSBURG,WV

Heart of Glass said...

Thank you!
hjh

Anonymous said...

when i was a student we could not afford to
see shows?
We went to school so that we could.
JeffH.